Grill Games: Vote for round one semifinalists

Below are the 12 entries chosen for voting in the beef/chicken/pork category of the Times Union’s Grill Games, a two-stage competition that will culminate at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in late August.

The top winner will get a prize package courtesy of Adirondack Appliance in Saratoga Springs that will include a Pacific Living gas-powered outdoor oven and accessories, valued at $1,400. Grilling- and cooking-related prizes will be available to the other top winners. Prizes for other top winners will include grill/barbecue gear, gift cards to a local mall and cookbooks. Full details here.

Vote after the jump for one of the following dishes in the beef/chicken/pork category. Voting ends Thursday (7/31). The top six vote-getters will participate in a grill-off at SPAC on Aug. 7. Submissions of seafood/vegetable/wild card entries will be accepted through noon on Friday, Aug. 1. Enter by emailing your seafood/vegetable/wild card dish description and one-sentence reason it should win to me, sbarnes@timesunion.com. Entering one category does not preclude entering the other.